Celtic Diary Friday December 22: Bidding War for Dembele

Chris Hughton of Brighton will open the bidding for Moussa Dembele as soon as, if he hasn;t already, the transfer window opens.

He’ll wave £18 million in the air and invite the young Frenchman to come and ply his trade on Englands south coast.

Then it should all get a bit silly, and the sillier it gets the more chance there is of Dembele heading south. Or possibly even to the continent.

The Liverpool Echo reports that online betting firm Oddschecker are saying that 85% of bets on where Dembele will end up are being placed on Everton.

That could be a dozen bets, or a thousand. Its more likely to be a dozen.

Chelsea are favourites to land Dembele’s signature.

Bet Victor offer 8/1 for a west London return with a move to Chelsea while Tottenham, Brighton and Serie A side Fiorentina are 10/1 shots to be his port of call once the January transfer window closes.

Everton are rated at 12/1 alongside David Moyes’ West Ham United and their fellow Londoners Crystal Palace.

Oddschecker spokesperson George Elek said: “Celtic will be doing everything in their power to keep hold of wonder kid Dembele, but Everton have shown recently that they are happy to pay over the odds to land their targets.

“Chelsea, who were linked strongly to the striker in the summer, could well reignite their interest should Everton’s advances be entertained.”

Brendan Rodgers, on Talksport Radio, said;

What I understand working up here is that there is a natural process. Players will develop here and improve and are doing so under the pressure of playing in front of 60,000 fans at home so you know that if a player leaves Celtic they can go and cope with the pressures at any club.

There’s always the issue that if players are on x here and are offered four times that somewhere else then it’s very hard for a club to stand in the way of a player.

We give players the chance to come here and develop and improve and I think there’s a natural side to this where it’s hard to stand in a player’s way if a big offer comes in.

Ah, well…it had to happen sometime, and frankly, its better to sell him now than wait until he hurts himself again.

The money will pay for the promising Oddsone Edouard and maybe give the Griff a pay rise.

With Virgil van Dijk -remember him ?-finally about to be allowed to exit his Southampton nightmare, there will be another few quid being transferred to Celtic as they are due a percentage of the profit, thought to be thirteen , which could pay for a couple of defenders.

Shame he isn’t the former player being mentioned as returning to the club.

And no, I’ve no idea who that is, or even if there’s any substance to it.

But if I were to speculate, that is make something up, I’d say we are after Jason Denayer, but he’s on loan until the summer, and is under contract at Manchester City until 2020.

Another heading out is Liam Henderson, either to Hibernian or Bari, the Serie B side who presumably have a scouting network better than most.

For Henderson, a move to Italy would give him a chance to succeed at the very highest level, as David Platt showed many years ago when he started at Bari before ending up at Juventus.

We wish him well.

To the incomings again, and we can be fairly certain that the former player returning will not be Kris Commons.

Commons finds it strange that Celtic have signed Marvin Comperr, as indeed do I, and explains why..

“I find it strange Celtic have signed a defender who is 32,”

“When they are over 30, there are a few doubts in terms of ‘how long have they got?’ and their fitness levels. Is he going to be sharp enough? He is a big boy.

“He is not able to play in the Europa League, and I think that is where they need him. Go and get a centre-half who can take you to the next level.

“Hearts really put the fear into the Celtic back four last Sunday and it was the sort of performance that European teams do to Celtic, putting them under pressure.

“They played in all the wrong areas, and individual mistakes cost them, especially in central defence.

“There was evidence that a centre-half needs to come in, not necessary to play, but to put pressure on the players there. Dedryck Boyata, Jozo Simunovic, Erik Sviatchenko – they must be thinking ‘I need to up my game and concentrate on what I am doing, with and without the ball’.

“Celtic need an experienced defender for European competition, but this guy coming in is not eligible to play in Europe. And he is 32. How long is he going to play? Three years? If he doesn’t hit the ground running, they are going to be looking for a new centre-half in the summer.

“I think they need to go for a player who is playing at a good level of football, who is between 25 and 28, that has good experience and knows what the club is all about. He can play in Europe and slot straight into the team. Compper is 32, going on 33, so there has got to be a slight risk there.”

And presumably one who doesn’t throw his toys out of the pram in fron of the cameras if he’s substituted..

Commons is raising his profile in the media. So far, he’s at least showing a wee bit more independent thought than most, and fair play to him.

But, as with Chris Suttons tantrum at Ibrox, it takes a while for some images to fade.

Today should be an interesting one.

The statements are already on the screens ready to send as “rangers ” and Dave King will find out whether or not Lord Bannatyne has upheld the Takeover Panel decision which should be a reason to stock up on jelly and ice cream.

We can be certain that Level % and their media chums will play it down, but the reality is that this does matter, and will see at least King out, and quite possibly another big scam to fleece fans , sorry, plea to fans to save the club, as the bad guys try to get one last hit before looking for a house in South America.

Keep your eye out for the statement, it’ll be a pisser.

The girl who was struck in the face by the ball at the Partick game on Wednesday has adopted a very mature and sensible attitude to the whole thing..

Two tickets for Firhill…poor lass. They really have got it in for her down there.

She should be commended for not making a big deal of it, as these days the litigation culture imported from the USA has seen all sorts of ridiculous claims which don’t really solve anything, but then again, if she feels faint, dizzy, off balance, has a headache or a tooth falls out, then she should go for it.

Had it been me I’d have already spent most of the money and been paid by the media for pictures of my injuries..

The match day stewards have been coming in for a bit of criticism after it was alleged they demanded to see a facebook profile to prove a young man was in possession of the correct season card.

Apparently they even tried to take the lads card away.

Trying to take away cards is not going to end well….

John Paul Taylor, who was probably looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet this Christmas, would like to help anyone affected by this apparent change in policy from helpful and professional stewarding to competing for the Etims Knob of the Week award.

Followed up on comments ref last night & been assured there was no change to the standard match day operation or briefings. If you have details of specific issues which occurred please send to me so each case can be investigated individually, thanks

Personally, I think he’s right. The stewards haven’t changed anything about the way they do things.

Friday means

Knob of the Week

and this week its been a little more difficult to spot an outstanding candidate.

122 Responses

Congrats particularly to BOGNORBHOY whose wit is legendary and finally gets the recognition it deserves.

Only a gin-addled auld twat like him could come up with that,and frankly,giving him a top-up is likely to lead to some more hilarity.

Not necessarily intentional,mind!

BognorbhoyDecember 22, 2017 at 3:50 pm ·

Gin- addled auld twat
Only two of them descriptions of me are correct !

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 10:27 am ·

I suspect Dembeles gone along with the others BR doesn’t fancy or those he can’t guarantee first team football. This might be the manager putting his own stamp on the team by purchases coming in.

As for the shenanigans with dodgy trolley wheels eyes King, how the feck can Wilkiam not see that he’s a right dodgy bassa, surely they’re not that thick? then again….

Prediction for Saturday, Celtic 3 Lamby 1

Puggy67December 22, 2017 at 10:54 am ·

Caption:Ralph and his boy get mad on the gin while Rob stares in the window.

Rob O'KeeffeDecember 22, 2017 at 8:26 pm ·

In no particular order,classic,yes Puggy,I picked up £50 from the suckers at work when I bet them you would “win” one of the prizes.They thought there was more chance of GASL getting a result as even Ralph wouldn’t pick his son again.YFB,£50 of Guinness,I feckin hate gin.PuggyGF10…..

Rob O'KeeffeDecember 22, 2017 at 8:33 pm ·

There is nothing wrong with Ralph and his favourite boy bonding over a gin and tonic,hello honky tonk……

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 10:54 am ·

Remember the Rapid (spits) Vienna player, Weinhofer, was it? Left the stadium with a bandage around his head, the bottle didn’t even hit the cunt.

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 11:06 am ·

Aye, Monti, cheating feckers. The supporters should have scudded the jackboot wearing ponce with one of those heavy duty Alpine gingy bottles. A fractured skull would’ve been on the agenda. Of all the European games that have had negative connotations that night always sticks out for me. Oh, the memories of the mighty Jungle. You’re absolutely right, the LD bottle was nowhere near him yet he’s running about like Boris Karloff’s body double in The Mummy.

Do you remember the replay at Old Trafford? The Rapid goalscorer Peter Pacult got a boot in the balls, when leaving the pitch at half time & the Rapid goalkeeper was getting battered in the bak of his net 🙂
Those were the days, proper crowd disorder…..now they moan about the odd banner & a flare ffs.

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 11:33 am ·

I bet you Pacult wasn’t expecting a kick in the homoz as he boarded the flight from Vienna that morn. It was mental that night.

Rob O'KeeffeDecember 22, 2017 at 8:31 pm ·

I was there and it was bedlam.Those were the days,totally pissed and polis didn’t give a damn(Bondi).These days it’s all wishy washy with bams telling young guys not to shout as they’re updating their social media…..

MaccaDecember 22, 2017 at 12:08 pm ·

T’was a half bottle of Bells if my memory serves me right 🙂

Alpine ginger, now there’s a memory. A big truck coming down your street at all hours of the night. Home delivery! They were ahead of their time.

Was Eldorado not sold in half bottles back in the day? Surprised the radge that chucked it isn’t a poster…

MontiDecember 23, 2017 at 8:37 am ·

Pensionerbhoy?

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 11:11 am ·

In fact Monti, the illustration above is Weinhofer, all bandages and crutches. You’ve got my blood boiling and it’s not even 11.30. lol

Puggy67December 22, 2017 at 2:42 pm ·

They passed our motor on the way to the game all smiles and waves. Scoundrels.

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 10:59 am ·

On the Dembele sale, i’d be well pissed off if we sold any of our main players in January, unless se are talking silly money.
I wouldn’t accept a bid below £30m for Dembele, if we receive a bid for that amount, sell immediately.
Not sure Edouard is the man to fill his boots though.

D'Fhinnein MickDecember 22, 2017 at 12:30 pm ·

Yep,sell our biggest asset wi no clue how to replace him.

Ya board lackey,I’m so disappointed…

jpm 88December 22, 2017 at 1:11 pm ·

Monti ,

agree re-Dembele ; only sell for serious money , even then there’s a gamble as we’d only be left with Griffiths and Edouard for 2nd half of season and maybe more importantly CL qualifiers .
On Edouard , he’ll have to have a big next few months for Celtic to fork out 8m euros on him so I see that one “in the balance” , potentially leaving us with just Griffiths for CL qualifiers ?
I’m sure (hope) Rodgers won’t allow that kind of “gambling”

On the Rapid stuff , was at both those games and still wonder just what that guy who threw the bottle cost us!
Still I had to laugh at the descriptions above , of the Old Trafford game , as I think by that point it was a case of ” ah fuck it , in for a penny , in for a pound” 🙂

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 1:19 pm ·

jpm,
Not comfortable with the figure for Edouard, i don’t know, he’s young & coming from PSG, you would think there’s a pedigree there.
If he makes a name for himself (scoring goals) in the remaining games then maybe.
I’d still be looking around tho….

Same here. Dembele for no less than £30 m. We need to hang on to him for a while yet, for 7 in a row. Edouard is a work in progress, a Dembele ‘light’ but a few years away yet. That would leave us with Griff and if he gets injured, we’re in the shite. Let’s add to the team, not subtract, but only in key areas. No more midfielders for now. We’re hardly using Kouassi, Benyu, Henderson, Allan, Christie, Hayes. We need to build a good central defence. I’ve also wondered if Dembele, Edouard or Griffiths could be somewhere in our attacking three?
Forrest/Griffiths/Sinclair
with Dembele up front
or
Forrest/Dembele/Griffiths
with Edouard up front?
Griff has the movement but the other two have more muscle and height, useful in our league. I’ve always liked the idea of little and large up front, especially when crap winter pitches might force us to go long ball (heaven forbid!!!)
Let’s shear the sheep tomorrow! HH

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 11:25 am ·

All supporters have their favourite players especially the younger ones, we always have a soft spot for them coming through the system and we hope that they go on to become a “hero in the hoops”.
We have made some great signings beginning with big Jock buying players that he sussed out as being top players that he could mould into his team. We have signed players like Wanyamma, Virgil, Foster, Dembele etc. a long list of top players and missed out on a couple like Robertson, Givan etc. Tony Fitzpatrick at the Saints is high in his praise for young Lewis Morgan and I have liked McGinn since his St. Mirren days, but still sorry to see young Henderson go, if it happens, but overall the Hoops must go on and try to pick out the most promising talent available in our price range. On Compper sometimes you need a bit of experience to guide the younger players, long have we wanted a “Governor” at the back and he will be hungry for games and want to make his mark, so the ball is in his court to “walk the walk” COYBIG.

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 11:29 am ·

I see Marty Feldman has lost the ruling over the outcome of the T.O.P. It’s also Friday So Club2012 will be releasing a statement. I absolutely love the misery the huns are being afflicted with, it’s fecking fantastic.

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 11:38 am ·

“The King is deed” long live the…revolution! Jabba will be using all his “Supernatural” powers to deflect this into a….positive.
Like a circle in a spiral,
like a nowhere spinning top.
will squinty take the drop.
is he really fur the chop.
will the laughing keep on going,
will the giggles never stop.

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 11:47 am ·

Mike,

Lmao. Big Bubba and Chris Graham will be furiously typing as we laugh at them, again.

and we dance to the music and we dance to the music and we danced and we dance.

GG&W

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 11:58 am ·

Oh how we danced on the night they were dead,
laughed my self silly, till I pished the bed. 😉

So Big Peter has told Brendan that Dembele ois off and Brendan is doing a bit of smooth PR for the supporters, basically we are a selling club nothing we can do. Regardless it is a good time to get rid of him as he is depreciating in value. If two or three are in for him we might get 20 mil. Can’t sniff at that. Plus about 6 mil for Virgil and a nominal fee for Henderson (sad about this) means an extra 25-27 mil in the bank. We can expect Celtic to spend, what?, 2.5 million tops. The Dundee boy will be coming for about 250,000 big Marv for 800,000 and Morgan for 300,000. Big Pete will be delighted 23-25 million in the bank never to be touched. Ker-ching! Dembele will not go to a big club, Everton will be the biggest he will join. I would like to know what particular rainy day Pete and the Tory scum are saving for. Are they planning to pay for the hotel through transfer fees and season tickets sales. If so then there will be a crisis ahead which will mean there will be few people to book into the hotel as the team on the park will be shite. These guys are supposed to be top business people have they forgotten that the business of Celtic is actually playing football. That seems to get in the way of flogging tat to the masses. If only they could find a way to wind the club up and just focus on the first 130 years. Withdraw from competitive football and become an exhibition team like the Harlem Globetrotters. Sign one big nae player and pick 10 other from within 25 miles of Celtic Park just call them the Lisbon Lions and go on tour. The full nine yards a keepy-uppy specialist could do a George Connolly, someone could perfect scoring from corners like Charlie Tully. All over America, Canada, Australia and other areas. No overheads in stadium up keep, or being competitive. Exhibitions and tat.

He is indeed a good player Ian, that is how goat face McInnes made a success at the dandy dons, by buying all the best ICT. players he waited a while to get Shinnie, but now that well has dried up. Without Christy who has been brilliant for them, there creativity will be reduced.

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 1:27 pm ·

Who said Shinnie was better than McGinn not me as I said I have watched him play from his St.Mirren days and recognised that he was a POTENTIAL replacement and in the same mould as Brown.

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 12:42 pm ·

Ian,

Shinnie is another player that has dig and fights but personally I think J McGinn brings more to the table than GS, he can take a game by the balls and run it, from what I’ve seen of GS he does the hard graft and dirty work but just lacks some of the attributes JM has. Still a fair player.

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 12:42 pm ·

PISH

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 12:51 pm ·

JMcGinn is better all round. Shinnie does the graft and is not bad. He doesn’t take a game by the balls and run and squeeze it the way McGinn does, just my opinion, Ian.

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 1:21 pm ·

Ian i’ll elaborate a bit on pish,
John McGinn is the better player imo!

Better to get a big fee for Dembele now as he has had three relatively long term injuries and his price has fallen since the initial excellent spell he had. 20 million would be good business. No one is going to pay 30 mil for him, especially now the big boys aren’t interested. We don’t need to rely totally on Grif if we do something crazy like…I don’t know use some of the money in the bank to sign a replacement. While Pete is there he could get a few mil out for a steady Europe ready CB. Some are available for the right price (which is considerably less than the gazillion dollars that supporters seem to think you have to spend immediately after spending nothing). Two Cl campaigns, transfer fees from 3 or 4 seasons ago still available (well most of it). About 40 mil came from Southampton incl Hooiveld and we appear to have spent about between 8-12 mill. Or are Celtic using this cash for the day to day running of the club. It needs explaining.

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 12:46 pm ·

A partial explanation might be that they are having to pay much higher wages and for Brendan himself and his team and whether we like it or not the Hotel and museum will take up a lotta cash. But I agree with you that we should be cashing in on players who wish to move on and get as big a price as we can before injury reduces their price.

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 1:22 pm ·

Museums don’t stop PSG scoring 7 goals!

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 1:28 pm ·

and neither did your PISH posts.

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 12:38 pm ·

He’s taking the piss, he’d taken it twice,
Santa wants to say he’s been naughty not nice….

Dave King won’t be getting toys from Santa.

He lies from morn to evening, he lies when he’s asleep,
He even lies when he say’s the huns aren’t deed.

Oh Santa Claus ain’t going to Joberg…..

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 12:41 pm ·

Murty the man until the end of the season…..

Farewell & adieu farewell Spanish ladies,
Farewell & adieu you ladies of Spain,
For we’ve received orders for to sail back to Boston….
And so never more will we see you again. 🙂

HO HO HO

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 1:35 pm ·

That’s a right squirrel by Sevco. Their forums and Twitter feeds are full of bear on bear XXX rated action, arguing like fuck, it’s great. One hun is calling for a walkout on the 72nd minute of their next home game, no idea why as they were formed in 2012. My gaffer is shouting at me to get off this site, busted. Guess what club she supports?

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 1:37 pm ·

Ask her who she supports now…….always get’s a bite that.

NoelskytrotDecember 22, 2017 at 2:04 pm ·

Monti,

the retort is usually, “fuck off ya fenian c###.”

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 1:36 pm ·

Ralph,
The three winners of the Eden Mill Gin, can you confirm they aren’t all members of the Lennon CSC?

no that i’m annoyed i didn’t win.

CortesDecember 22, 2017 at 2:17 pm ·

Bitter Lennon?

Puggy67December 22, 2017 at 2:53 pm ·

I can confirm that I’m not a member as my dad won’t let me. Will you ‘Ralph’?

There aren;t three memebers of the Lennon CSC. We always stand apart in the pub to look like there’s a few of us.

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 7:19 pm ·

Fuckin new it!! when you smell a rat it usually means summits no right!!

Rob O'KeeffeDecember 22, 2017 at 8:44 pm ·

Can you confirm you are Dave King,you have been involved in more fixes than Donald King.If the fixing goes on,the fighting shall return Signed TicToc,M,W,that Australian guy,maybe the G man and possibly a sanctimonious type.This is totally unacceptable Signed The Army Council(look over your shoulder branch)…. I feckin hate gin…still….

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 8:57 pm ·

Ralph,
🙂

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 1:44 pm ·

The “Rangers News” BBC Scotland on The Take Over Panel’s judgement is saying that squinty does have the money £11.000mill. to buy out the small shareholders through his NOAL offshore fund, registered in the Virgin Islands. Will they be pursuing him up the steps and into the blue room to enquire about his tax avoidance schemes?
Where are you Mark Daley, lets be having you, we are waiting.

CortesDecember 22, 2017 at 2:16 pm ·

Great to see Jack Dee’s change of direction has landed him the coach’s job at the comedy club.

Puggy67December 22, 2017 at 2:58 pm ·

I’d bite your hand off for anything £10m plus for Dembele. Lad’s got potential but I’ve seen loads of them. That’s proven talent money and I’d have it.Whole fecking thing is obscene when there’s families on the street. Bah humbug.

Am with with you on that Puggy it is obscene but to get to where we need to be we need to make as much as we can,whilst we can.
He was never a long term project or acquisition.
Another Wanyama,Van Dijk etc brought in to make an impact but ultimately to make money when he goes.

Merry Christmas to you all and Seasons greetings from sun soaked Lancashire.
Had a 3 month sabbatical from the inter web and managed to catch up on all the wee jobs round the house in time fur the new year.
Good to see so many regulars are still contributing and a few more have returned
😉
Hope all as is well for you all.
Sad to see the run come to an end but I think given the mediocre displays recently and the manner in which it ended it may well be a wee blessing in disguise.
We defo need a clear out in defence if we are to be remotely serious about being competitive in the big League in Europe.
As for Dembele I don’t think he will be missed provided we get Griffiths firing again and perhaps add another finished player with proven pedigree.
Been of the opinion that whilst Dembele has plenty potential he’s not as prolific as the wee man when he firing on all cylinders.
McGinn for me would be a great understudy/deputy to Brown in the engine room he has all the attributes needed and some imo.
Still think we need to be looking for a quality keeper sooner rather than later.
HH

The Billy Bears are hurting, they think its all over, well its been all over since their bank of mum and dad sunk in a quagmire of scandal and corruption in 2008, indeed they died before that, just like a case of amnesia where their memory suddenly reappears and the truth begins to dawn, the fog lifts and suddenly….the realisation that they did die and the fallacy of reincarnation is slowly taking its last breath. No kiss of life is on the horizon only only only….

Devoy45December 22, 2017 at 4:54 pm ·

Charlie Saiz, welcome back to this madhouse my auld China. Maybe you can help steady the ship? Glad you enjoyed your ‘wee holiday’ in Amsterdam. LOL

That Devoy will be pleased, heard he wis saying three hail hail Mary’s every night fur the Saiz’s speedy return, mibbee he will enjoy his Christmas a wee bit more now that he has somebody to talk to, apart from Mrs. Devoy. How relieved is he, do not confuse him about tactics or teams, because it might be bad fur his mentalness.

Devoy45December 22, 2017 at 6:17 pm ·

Mike, and where the hell have you been, forbye? We need all of us on this site—hunskelpers all! My prayers have been answered. Whatever Charlie Saiz—goes!
Mrs. Devoy disnae like fitba so I have one of those robots instead, who can discuss high pressing, nutmegs and the benefits of 4-2-3-1. Anybody else nervous about the Sheep tomorra? Mike, you ken a lot about sheep. What’s the craic, ken?

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 7:01 pm ·

Does the Robot give head?

WeeredDecember 22, 2017 at 10:10 pm ·

Monti … Warning warning… Danger danger

MontiDecember 22, 2017 at 10:50 pm ·

Ah, it’s reversing……good girl 🙂

PensionerbhoyDecember 22, 2017 at 7:08 pm ·

Devoy45

I sopped mentioning 4-3-2-1 to the wife cause she was always bring the bin into the house…..yyyuuukkk!

H H

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 7:29 pm ·

Jings, help me Boab its the Christmas swally fur pensioners, new pants will be the order of the day, black ones, along with dribbling bibs, plastic easy washable yins and crinoline nappies. Have ye ever thought that the reason she brings the bins in are to neutralise the waft of auld swishy breeks?
Hope you and the Misses are both well and using honey mooth swally to help yer singing voices fur the Christmas hymns.
Merry Christmas to you both. 😉

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 7:16 pm ·

Bad I.T. and bad sciatica are two of the reasons I haven’t been posting much lately, daft I.T. company wiped of all my data, consequently all my blackmail accounts are in the dusty bin. But sometimes I just like reading the Diary and listening to the dafties talking mince. My sheep and lambs are looking well, the lambs are fattening up nicely and their weight is going up with the prices, might even make a pund ur twa. The tractor and all equiptment is undergoing winter maintenance and awa fur the winter, also got access to a five year environt mental scheme yesterday so all good oan the ferm. As far as the fitba. is concerned, the players will raise the bar against the sheep, they mainly rise to the big Scottish games, so no feart at awe. Looking forward to Christmas and the morra getting the pressies looked out and wrapped.
You and your family have a great Christmas and a guid new year Devoy
i’m looking forward to Tom Campbell’s new book in my nylon stockings as well as Susanna in a bra and stockings only……

Let’s all laugh at wranglers, 20p a share, and they reckon the share is worth 27p now…. what stock exchange is that under???….oh I see, made up financials again, fully supported by the bigoted Scottish media….

BJFFFSDecember 22, 2017 at 8:04 pm ·

Big big game tomorrow for us, might struggle to get all 3 points.
The bhoys are nearly over the line, the game against the new club will take care of itself but tomorrow I want steady at the back and Dembelle to give us a farewell present or two. I have a hunch Griff will make his mark. As others have said Christie’s creativity will be a big miss for them. Dropping 6 points against Sevco suggests a serious attitude problem at the heart of their team though, they shouldn’t have rolled over so easily.

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 8:32 pm ·

I wished I had you in carrickfergus,
only for nights in ballygrand,
I would swim oer the deepest ocean,
the deepest ocean to be by your side.

my boyhood friends and my own relations,
have all passed like the melting snow,
if I could see the Celtic once more,
once more before I go,
till then I will continue roving,
soft is the grass and my bed is free,
oh to be home now in carrickfergus,
on the long road to the salty sea.

WeeredDecember 22, 2017 at 8:53 pm ·

Mike… I can see the lights of Carrickfergus from my house… There’s a great bypass just after the castle and along the shore…

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 9:59 pm ·

Great song Weered, one of my all time favourit’s, tune and lyrics.

WeeredDecember 22, 2017 at 10:04 pm ·

Mike, it is a pity that Carrickfergus currently is a dump with several dodgy loyalist estates. They couldn’t kill enough of each other 🙂

Sorry to hear Bobby Williamson is battling cancer, a rival player & manager but i wish him well in his fight.

HH

WeeredDecember 22, 2017 at 10:06 pm ·

Saiz… It is good to see ya again. I look forward to many friendly exchanges. Slan

WeeredDecember 22, 2017 at 10:46 pm ·

One for Charlie Saiz

Little Donkey

Little donkey, little donkey
On a dusty road
Got to keep on plodding onwards
With the precious load.
Been a long time little donkey
Thro’ the winter’s night.
Don’t give up now little donkey
Bethlehem’s in sight.

I had a pal who was a dentist and that song was his party piece, if you went to the bog and he came in, he would have a slash and if you were taking a pish, he would say open your mouth and before you knew it his “Fishy Fingers” would be probing your teeth…yeeeuuck. Passed away now but I can still taste those “Fish Fingers”.

MontiDecember 23, 2017 at 8:32 am ·

That’s just filth…..

MikeDecember 22, 2017 at 11:28 pm ·

“How deep is my love”” no very but god loves a trier,
Staying for five, staying for five..ha ha ha ha ha haa a a.
You can tell by the way he walks he’s a funky guy with his golden locks, staying fur five hahahahaha. Disco, Disco….Duck!!
Staying alive but he’s outa luck..ha ha ha ha haaaaaa.

Mornin lads. I just put a huge lamb roast in the oven to celebrate our victory over the Sheep later on.
Thanks for all your hard work Fairmer Mike in putting good food on all our tables. My own family did cattle but succulent lamb is hard to beat.
Monti, I do declare…”does my robot give good head?”
We tried but she blew a fuse and needed a reboot. We decided discussing 4-2-3-1 was safer.
Old age ain’t for sissies.
Have a good day y’all.

MontiDecember 23, 2017 at 7:55 am ·

Devoy,
You shouldn’t know what that term meant 🙂

WeeredDecember 23, 2017 at 8:14 am ·

It’s obviously a Scottish thing

MontiDecember 23, 2017 at 8:30 am ·

What’s the Norn Irn equivalent?

MontiDecember 23, 2017 at 8:31 am ·

So it is? 🙂

WeeredDecember 23, 2017 at 9:13 am ·

I don’t know, so I dont

Puggy67December 23, 2017 at 8:39 am ·

Morning all. A wee bit work (cough) then off to paradise. Don’t make many games these days so will make every second count. To those who aspire to games against Watford I’d say I’d have this any day. Feck their money. Old man insisted in taking us to see Aberdeen in their Ferguson pomp. Wanted us to know it wasn’t just winning that mattered. Come on you bhoys in green.

NoelskytrotDecember 23, 2017 at 8:40 am ·

Mon the Hoops today, let’s hope they bludgeon the fuck out of the lamb molesters, then follow it up with smashing the Williamite forces on the 30th.